Q: Will there be progress tracker?
Q: Will Assassin’s Creed Odyssey have a reversible cover?
Q: Will there be a dynamic weather system?
Q: Will there be a definitive canon story?
Q: Does the game contain more than any other Pieces of Eden [than the Broken Spear of Leonidas]?
Q: Will the color palette and overall aesthetic of the map change as you move around?
Q: Will parkour tomb puzzles return?
Q: Will the decisions that we’ll choose affect the end of the game?
Q: Can the recruits you get be used outside of your ship?
Q: To what extent will you be able to upgrade your ship?
- The player can pet and tame many different animals, but there are no cats.
- The modern-day story is not optional, and narrative choices made by the players might result in more present-day content for those who want it.
- There will be “many” different opportunities for romancing characters, and it’s possible to opt out of them at any time.
- Clothes stay on during romance scenes.
- The game will have more content than Assassin’s Creed Origins.
- The overall map is bigger than Assassin’s Creed Origins’, but half of it is sea.
- In most cases, gear is not randomly placed and follows objectives that the players can set for themselves.
- Completing a full gear set grants a set bonus.
- You can unlock the abilities that suit your playstyle, from epic and over the top to down-to-earth assassin.
- There won’t be unlockable parachutes.
- You can’t customize the look of your characters, but you can mix and match equipment to achieve a different look. There won’t be dyes, but the hoot will automatically match the color of the chest piece.
- The player can ride a horse named Phobos.
What makes Odyssey an Assassin’s Creed game.
“Great question. We are absolutely an AC game. AC games are about experiencing a key moment in history, a place and time that were host to major historical events. In AC Odyssey players will visit Ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian War, meeting historical characters like Socrates and Hippocrates. With our new dialogue system, players will be able to truly interact with history, which is something we’re really excited about. So get ready to debate with Socrates!
From a lore perspective, we wanted to tell the story of how First Civ artifacts created what would become the Templars vs Assassins story, which took place long before the Brotherhood.
Also, AC Odyssey is a continuation of the modern day story from Layla, so players will pick-up right after Origins.”
Explained the role naval combat
“Ships and naval have a strong place in our game, but they’re less the core element of the experience than in Black Flag. Gameplay is also different from BF as we have a more accessible and arcade approach, focusing on the immediate fun. We are true to the era, so no cannon but we have arrows, javelins and more emphasis on cleaving and ramming. Nothing better than cleave a ship in half to see her crew devoured by sharks! But of course there is also a progression and recruitable crew for players that want to go deeper.”
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